La Voz de Austin November 2009 corrected - La Voz Newspapers

Volume 4 Number 11
A Bilingual Publication
November, 2009
La Voz
de Austin, Texas
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Inside This
Issue
People in
the News
A Travis High
School Teacher
Speaks Out
An Interview
with Martin
Apolinar
UT Austin
Freshman
Shares His
Thoughts
En Palabras
Hay Poder
Calendar of
Events
An Interview with
Martin Apolinar,
United States Marine

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La Voz de Austin - November, 2009
People in the News
Karla Leal Joins
KEYE-TV in
Austin, Texas
Karla Leal joined the KEYE-TV
team on October of 2009 to be part
of the launch of “Conteo de
Noticias Telemundo Austin,” the
first local Spanish newscast of the
Telemundo network in this city.
Karla was born and raised in
Tijuana, Mexico, but she came to
the U.S. after finishing high school
and moved to the windy city to earn
her Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast
Journalism from Columbia College
Chicago.
Since the beginning of her career
in the broadcast news industry,
Karla has focused on serving the
Hispanic community. Her first
opportunity on TV was at Chicago’s
public access channel CAN-TV 19
hosting the bilingual show “Latina
Spirit,” and before moving to Austin,
Karla worked for Telemundo 11 in
Bakersfield, California, where she
was the anchor and reporter for 4
years.
Gonzalez Comes to
Austin from the Rio
Grande Valley
Erika Gonzalez is one of the
newest editions to the KEYE/
Telemundo family. Born and raised
in Garland, Texas, Gonzalez
quickly knew where her passion
would lead her. She graduated Cum
Laude from the University of Texas
Pan American in the Rio Grande
Valley in 2007.
She helped launch and became
the weathercaster for the Fox
affiliate in that area and shortly there
after, she became the co-anchor for
the 9 o’clock news as well as the
Executive Producer.
Gonzalez is active in her
community participating in all sorts
of charitable affairs and is an active
alumni member of Delta Xi Nu
Multicultural Sorority Inc. In her
spare time she loves to dance Salsa
and is a Zumba Instructor.
Judy Canales
Named USDA
Administrator
Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack named Judith Canales as
Administrator for Rural Business
and Cooperative programs in
USDA’s Rural Development agency.
In 1996, Former President Bill
Clinton appointed Canales as
Deputy State Director for Texas
Rural Development.
Canales received a Master of
Public Administration degree from
Harvard University John F.
Kennedy School of Government.
She received a Master of Arts
degree in Urban Studies from Trinity
University in San Antonio, a
Bachelor of Journalism degree from
the University of Texas at Austin
and an Associate of Arts degree
from Southwest Texas Junior
College. Canales is a native of
Uvalde, Texas, and most recently
lived in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Ed Gomez Named
New Community
Relations Manager
Edward Gomez, formerly the director
of El Buen Samaritano
Espiscopal Mission, was recently
hired as the Community Relations
Manager for the Travis County
Healthcare District. This is a newly
established position for the District
and will expand the organization’s
presence in the community.
In this new position, Mr. Gomez
serves as the community representative
for both the District and the
affiliated CommunityCare System.
Mr. Gomez came to Austin in 2003
and holds a bachelors degree in
business from the University of Miami
in Coral Gables, Florida (1978)
and a Masters degree from the
Graduate Theological Union in
Berkeley, California. He also studied
at the Dominican School of Philosophy
and Theology from 1984
to 1988.
Dr. Roberto Aguero
Takes Position in
San Antonio, Texas
The Alamo Colleges Board of
Trustees has approved the
recommendation of Chancellor Dr.
Bruce H. Leslie to appoint Dr.
Roberto Aguero as vice chancellor
for academic success at the Alamo
Colleges.
Aguero brings to the Alamo
Colleges a winning combination of
a strong academic background, 27
years of senior-level educational
leadership and a good track record
at the local, state and national level.
At one time he ws the President of
Austin Community College.
Aguero earned his Ph.D. in
curriculum and instruction from
Pennsylvania State University and
his master’s in education at
Stephen F. Austin State
University. He was awarded a
bachelor’s from Angelo State
University and an associate degree
at Southwest Texas Junior
College in Uvalde.
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I don’t know about you but this
Latinos in America special that
Soledad O’brien put together in October,
no más no! I watched the whole
thing on both nights with my family and
all of us were in agreement that
Soledad likes the coasts, east coast
and west coast.
But in between the coasts there are
a lot of Latinos and she missed them
all in terms of putting together something
that was a good representation
of the 45 millon plus de nosotros.
Other critics of the seris point out
“that story seems to set the tone for
the series as if the Latino experience
in America is mostly one of illegal immigration,
desperation, poverty and
bad choices. With the exception of 2
success stories - one of a chef and
the other of a Cuban-American senator,
Latino in America seems to give
the impression the majority of Latinos
are unwilling to learn English, assimilate
and effectively improve their lives.”
My entire family, including el gato,
agree.
But you know what, I don’t own the
television studio, I don’t pay Soledad
O’brien’s salary and it doesn’t really
matter what I have got to say about
her work because I’m just a little old
newspaper publisher some where in
the middle of the country. Asi es que,
enough said about CNN and Soledad
O’brien.
Cambiando de Tema
It was announced earlier this week
that Border Media was ending three
of its four Spanish language broadcasts
in the Austin area. This reduces
the number of Latino radio stations in
the city from 11 to eight.
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What does this mean for Tejanos in
Austin? Probably not a whole lot. In
the first place Tejanos were not really
part of the listening demographic of
these stations. Mexicans and others
who operate primarily in Spanish were
who these stations were targeting.
Don’t count on any organized protests
or rallies like the Austin Tejano
Music Coalition has put together for
the return of Tejano music in the city.
La Raza who listened to the Border
Media stations are too busy working
or looking for work to take time out to
go to Saltillo Plaza to express their
concerns.
Cambiando de Tema
I had a very interesting conversation
with a friend of mine about the apparent
lack of interest in nominating
Hispanics to the American History
Center’s Trail Blazer Project. (See
last months issue of La Voz de Austin).
A whole lot less nominations have
come in than were expected and this
is what prompted some of us to speculate
what might be some of the reasons.
Our first thought was that although
the Hispanic population in the greater
Austin area has gone past a quarter
of million, many Hispanics who compose
this group have been here less
than forty years. According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, in 1970 there were
only about 37,00 Hispanics in the city.
If you figure that in forty years half of
them have died or moved, that leaves
you with only about 15,000 Hispanic
who have some memory of what has
gone on in Austin over the years.
And since no one has bothered to
write a book on the Hispanic population
in Austin, Texas, the collective
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knowledge of these Hispanics is disappearing
everytime uno de ellos passes away. More
on this topic in coming editions of La Voz de
Austin.
Cambiando de Tema
Here is something to think abut. Over the
years people from Texas have left the state in
search of economic and educational opportunities.
People from Mexico do the same, leave
the homeland for the USA in search of opportunities.
Many of those who leave always say
they will come back. Some do and some don’t
In California, in the Bay Area, there are
many Tejanos who still say they are coming
home. (I myself went to California and stayed
seven years before coming back.) These
Tejanos in the Bay Area have created a organization
to help them remember their Tejano
roots. It is called BAT. (Bay Area Tejanos) They
have a website: www.bayareatejanos.com and
regularly hold dances. Last week, on Halloween,
Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution
played at the San Jose Moose Lodge.
For those of us who are current residents of
Texas we should be very thankful that we are
home.

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TEA Grants Appeal for
Travis High School
Accountability Rating
The Austin School District today received
notification from Commissioner of
Education Robert Scott that the appeal of
the state accountability rating for Travis High
School has been granted. Thus, Travis High
School moves from Academically
Unacceptable to Academically Acceptable for
2009. This means that 100 of Austin’s 114
campuses, or 88 percent, met or exceeded
the challenges of the state’s increasing
accountability standards for 2009.
Travis students met all Academically
Acceptable standards for 2009, based upon
academic performance. The Academically
Unacceptable designation was initially issued
by TEA because of the way in which one
Travis student, who had already met all the
requirements for graduation, was counted as
“non-completer,” because the student
continued to be enrolled, part-time, taking
additional classes.
“I am delighted that the Texas Education
Agency reviewed our record of success and
granted the appeal,” said Travis High School
Principal Rene
Garganta. “This
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parents. I look forward
to continuing to work
with the Travis
community for the
educational
advancement of our
students.”
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Hispanic Youth Opportunity Fund
As changing demographics continue to
alter the landscape and composition of our
nation, Latinos will increasingly be required
to assume leadership roles in both the private
and public spheres of community life. The
earlier we provide them concentrated training
in leadership, advance their skill readiness
to be competent and articulate participants in
organizational settings, and guide them to
appreciate that leadership is a life-learning
process, the more all of us will benefit as these
young men and women respond to the
challenges that invariably will arise as they
reach adulthood.
The Hispanic Youth Opportunity Fund
of the National Hispanic Institute was
established several years ago not only to
make leadership training an accessible
opportunity for high ability Latino youth
nationwide; more importantly, it makes
participation possible for young men and
women who have the academic credentials
to participate, but lack the financial resources
to fulfill the membership requirements to
attend.
Goal
Our goal for 2005-2006 is to raise
$250,000 in Hispanic Youth Fund to help
impact approximately 4,000 deserving youth.
Should you wish to contribute to the HYF, we
ask that you keep in mind its purpose. Help
and attention does not go to all applicants.
Instead, it is reserved for youth who have
applied and gained admission to an NHI youth
leadership program and have submitted some
portion of their tuition. Particular attention
goes to applicants who reside in small towns
and cities, rural communities, attend
resource-poor inner city schools, come from
financially challenged, single-parent families,
or have experienced a recent catastrophic
event in their families such as employment
layoff, serious illness, or the recent passing
of a parent/guardian.
Guidance
Should you decide to support the Hispanic
Youth Fund, do so with the understanding
that your contribution will go to a deserving
young person. Send your contribution to the
National Hispanic Institute, P.O. Box 220,
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You will receive a letter acknowledging your
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You will note that NHI enjoys the partnerships
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Through their support, student tuition fees
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An Interview with Martin Apolinar:
United States Marine
The following is an interview with
Martin Apolinar, a 2009 graduate
of LBJ High School and a member
of the Austin Voices for Education
and Youth Stand Up Club.
La Voz: I met you when you were a student
at Lanier High School. What led to join the
United States Marines?
Martin: Ever since I was little I saw videos of
the military and I always thought of myself
trying to do something like that. Over time the
idea of being in the military just grew on me.
La Voz: You graduated from LBJ High School
in what year?
Martin: This year, in 2009.
La Voz: Had you already signed up for military
service before your graduated?
Martin: Yes. I signed up in the summer of
2008.
La Voz: Now. I imagine you had your choice
of which military branch to go with. How is it
that you chose the United States Marines?
Martin: Yes. For ten days and then I ‘m going
back to California.
La Voz: For more training?
Martin: Yes, more training.
La Voz: So if you were to be asked how have
you changed? What would be your answer?
Martin: I believe I am more disciplined. I pay
more attention to detail.
La Voz: And if you were to be asked what did
you miss the most during your three months
of training what would you say?
Martin: I would say Olive Garden Restaurants
and the Orange Chicken of Panda Express.
La Voz: What about your mother’s home
cooking?
Martin: Oh, well, her green enchiladas!
La Voz: Se avienta pa los green enchiladas?
Martin: Oh yes!
La Voz: Now when you were in boot
camp, you didn’t get any leave did
you?
Martin: No. The only leave we would
get was 4 hours a week for church
services.
La Voz: So you were confined to base
during your entire time in boot camp.
Martin: That is correct.
La Voz: So this trip home is first time
being “free.?”
Martin: Yes
La Voz: What have you been doing
since you have been home?
Martin: I visited my old high school LBJ
High School. I saw my former principal,
Mr. Patrick Patterson.
La Voz: Well, we wish you best in this new
adventure in the Marines.
Martin: Thank you for interviewing me.
ABOVE: Martin Apolinar, United States
Marine.
BELOW: Martin’s family on the night
before he returned to California for
more training.
Martin: I wanted to go with the best and for
me that meant the United States Marines.
La Voz: OK. Now when did you first report for
duty?
Martin: It was on June 15 th of this year in San
Antonio, Texas
La Voz: So you went to San Antonio first.
Martin: Yes, first to San Antonio and then they
flew us to San Diego, California and then
straight to boot camp.
La Voz: So how long have you been in boot
camp?
Martin: Three months.
La Voz: And so now you are back in Austin to
visit your parents?

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Although there was a brief notice, I was
disappointed that La Voz was not able to
publish a real story about the situation with
AISD and Rosalia Cruz in the October
issue. I have worked at Travis High
School along with both Mrs. Cruz and
Mr. Carlos Cruz for several years.
Despite that long and close
acquaintance, I have felt very much in the
dark about recent events. I used to see
Mrs. Cruz almost every week at Travis,
but had not seen her or heard from her in
about six months. I did not and do not
know why she stopped working at Travis.
All I know so far is what I’ve seen in the
press and at public meetings. If any part
of the local press could be trusted to fairly
enlighten us on such a topic, you’d think it
would be La Voz.
Like La Voz, I have not heard any
explanation from Mrs. Cruz or Mr. Cruz
– or anyone else – about why Mrs. Cruz
was let go – nor did I feel I was owed one,
necessarily. I have always had nothing
but the highest personal and professional
regard for both Mrs. and Mr. Cruz, and
have no knowledge of any alleged
wrongdoing related to Mrs. Cruz’s work
with the Project Advance program on our
campus, or in any other context. Indeed,
I know that both Mr. and Mrs. Cruz have
stellar reputations of service to our
community over many years, and I have
long looked up to them as colleagues and
role models. I have seen them touch the
lives of nearly countless students in a
positive way. That said, I am quite
perplexed by their recent actions.
He told us to expect negative
publicity about our school,
and said that he regretted
the possible impact
On Monday September 21, the Travis
Principal, Dr. Rene Garganta (known to
all as “Dr. G”) called an “emergency faculty
meeting” after school. He told us to expect
negative publicity about our school, and
said that he regretted the possible impact
on our morale and that of our students.
He informed us that people representing
LULAC and the NAACP would be holding
a press conference the following day.
There was some discussion from
teachers in the audience. One of our math
Travis High School
teachers said that he considered himself
“100% Mexican” and was very
disappointed with LULAC for getting
involved in something like this. At that
point, Mr. Cruz stood up in the aisle and,
from a few feet way, proceeded to verbally
assault Dr. G in an
incredibly vicious and
personal way,
brandishing secrets he’d
dredged up from Dr.G’s
past, announcing them in
a way he evidently
intended to shock the
audience and devastate
Dr. G with
embarrassment. A
general uproar among the
teachers who had
gathered in the theater
ensued, and many in the
audience began loudly
booing Mr. Cruz.
Dr. Rene Garganta
Seeking to calm the crowd, Dr. G
defended Mr. Cruz’s right to speak at a
faculty meeting and said that he did not
want to “buy into any ugliness.” I was
there. Ugly was the right word. A biology
teacher shouted at Mr. Cruz to “shut up!”
People were as baffled as they were
outraged, though, for it was entirely
unclear how Mr. Cruz’s outburst related
to anything that had been discussed up
to that point in the meeting. Despite the
wild heckling, Mr. Cruz regained his
composure, though; when Dr. G
reassured us that “Mr. Cruz is a teacher
here and can speak any time he wants,”
By now Mr. Cruz was heading for the door
and answered from the rear of the
auditorium, calling out “That’s right!”
before exiting while the rest of us
remained.
The Travis social studies department
met on the morning of Thursday,
September 24. I am a member of that
department, and Mr. Cruz has long been
its chair. Mr. Cruz opened the meeting
by referring to what he called “bad press
our school is receiving” and he called this
press “unfortunate.” He also apologized
to the teachers in the room for his
“behavior at the meeting Monday.” He
then declared that “we are taking this issue
all the way to TEA.” I
interjected to inquire
“What issue?” and Mr.
Cruz replied that he felt
his wife Rosalia was
being “railroaded” by
the administration.
I read a story posted
on myfox.com on
September 22 which
quotes a letter from
District Director of
LULAC Angel Abitua
stating
his
organization’s “intention
to employ any and all of our resources in
the court of public opinion to educate our
elected officials, and education
administrators, at local and statewide
levels, about the unfairness and injustice
inflicted on a loyal member of LULAC.” I
try to read everything that comes out in
the news media about my school and its
employees, and I have also searched in
vain for information about this on the
LULAC website. Regarding the “loyal
LULAC member” alluded to in Mr.
Abitua’s letter, I have to state that, for my
part, as a member of said “public” — over
a month since that letter was sent: I am
still waiting to be “educated” about the
“unfairness and injustice” said to have
been “inflicted.”
“Mrs. Cruz is not being treated
the way she is supposed to.”
I watched the AISD Board of Trustees
meeting from September 29 when it was
rebroadcast on Channel 22. During the
Citizen’s Communication portion of the
meeting, one speaker after another stood
up, some identifying an affiliation with
LULAC and some mentioning a concern
that, as one citizen put it, “Mrs. Cruz is
not being treated the way she is supposed
by Hart Murphy
Mr. Hart Murphy
to.” However, while no one who spoke
elaborated much on the termination of
Mrs. Cruz employment contract or the
alleged basis for it, several directed their
comments to what they called the “failed
leadership” and low performance of
Travis High School.
Am I the only one who found this
confusing? I suppose this approach was
consistent with LULAC’s call in the
previous week for Dr. G to resign. But
how, if at all, were these comments related
to the item on the board’s agenda? If there
are concerns about the general direction
of Travis on the part of these citizens or
this organization, why did they raise them
at this hearing, on this night, rather than
at one of the regular hearings on the
progress of AISD’s high schools? How
was this not a blatant attempt to change
the subject? If so, why was that felt
necessary? And what benefit was seen
in it? Did none of these speakers notice
how they brought discredit to their own
objectives by running unrelated points
together?
What good did this discussion do Mrs.
Cruz (since that was the explicit intention).
Strictly as political theater, the
performance of Mrs. Cruz’s supporters

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Teacher Speaks Out
at the AISD Board meeting on Sept. 29
would have to be classified as low farce.
Behind the board’s vote no doubt lurks a
very grievous tragedy, however. Again, I
– along, I am sure, with many others —
would be deeply sympathetic to an
explanation of any injustice being shown
toward Mrs. Cruz. But no information to
support such a claim has publicly come
forth. Is it not fair, at this point, given how
broad and fierce the counter-attacks
have been, to ask why?
Is school performance data
simply a convenient weapon
to be wielded in some
other kind of fight?
Indeed, it seems to me necessary to ask
why, especially when the success or
failure of one of our South Austin high
schools is made the issue instead. Is
school performance data simply a
convenient weapon to be wielded in some
other kind of fight? How does the public
regard the ethics of using such
information, especially in a highly selective
and opportunistic or even inaccurate way,
to pursue another, thinly-veiled agenda?
Was the leadership of LULAC and the
NAACP really speaking from a sincere
concern about Travis High School when
they called their press conference to
demand Dr. G’s resignation?
This is a quite disturbing question, it
seems to me, for these are two highly
prestigious civil rights organizations.
Austin very much needs a strong LULAC
and a strong NAACP. What light will be
reflected on the judgment of their present
leadership when this controversy is over?
Will that leadership be seen as having
wisely served the good of the communities
whose interests they claim to represent?
Alternatively, will those leaders be seen
to have merely demonstrated their
willingness to do and say just about
anything in the effort to protect someone
well-placed within their own ranks –
regardless of the real impact on the larger
community, regardless, really, of how
many totally innocent people get hurt in
the process?
In other words – and it pains me to feel
I must say these words— was the
leadership of LULAC and the NAACP on
this occasion truly representing the
interests of their membership in quality
schools, or did they somehow get enlisted
as proxies in a somewhat shady, more or
less personal vendetta? Critics of
multiculturalism have long complained
that identity politics too easily decays into
essentially a protection-racket for
cronyism, mediocrity and even corruption.
I have never believed that. Nevertheless,
do those of us who believe in community
activism really want our young Latino and
African-American activists of the future,
among others, to draw the lesson that
overt and/or underhanded attempts to
character assassinate or engage in
retaliatory smears against individuals or
institutions perceived as getting in the way
of personal and/or group agendas ought
to be viewed as effective and legitimate
tactics? Blameless victims, in my limited
experience, generally do not dive so
quickly into playing preemptive gutter-ball,
heedless of collateral damage.
In the September 22 interview with Fox
7, Rita Gonzales-Garza, another officer
of LULAC, said of Travis — among other
dubious assertions about our school —
that our “scores on TAKS tests have
decreased.” I know she was not
misquoted, because you can watch the
video on the myfox.com website. Anyone
can visit the website of the Texas
Education Agency, however, and
establish that Ms. Gonzales-Garza’s
statement about the Travis test scores is
false. Did Gonzales-Garza know that
what she was saying about our TAKS
scores was untrue, but say it anyway —
because she thought it would help her
make our school look bad? Or did she
simply misspeak? If it was a
misstatement, why would someone take
the trouble to call a press conference
before they had their facts straight?
Gonzales-Garza went on to criticize
what she called “the lack of success of
the students” at
Travis. With all due
respect to LULAC –
an organization that
has helped secure
tremendous gains for
human rights in
America over many
decades – I fail to
see how anyone can
present themselves
as a champion of
“fairness” who would
publicly utter a Rita Gonzales-Garza
statement so
brazenly unfair – not to mention possibly
damaging to the self-image of children.
Whatever is happening to Mrs. Cruz, I
know for sure that the students at Travis
are not to blame. They did not deserve
that swipe at their success – which has
been extraordinary and hard-won – and
grows every year.
To be sure, our campus still has its
challenges. But I have been privileged to
witness some pretty remarkable student
success at Travis first-hand. And truly,
the credit for how Travis has actually
turned around in recent years to a
significant degree belongs neither with Dr.
G nor his teaching staff, but with the
Travis Rebels themselves, and the hardworking
families who have done so much
to support them. Are the members of
LULAC rooting for Travis to fail? Why
do their leaders make it seem that way?
Or have they adopted a misguided
strategy of trying to portray Travis as a
failing school in the hope that, somehow,
creating such a public perception will
assist one of their “loyal members” in
somehow getting off the proverbial (if in
this case, still mysterious) hook?
So, Mrs. Cruz declined to be
interviewed by La Voz. It seems Austin
has not heard much from LULAC about
Travis in the last month either. In their
letter to Dr. Carstarphen on Sept 20,
LULAC had threatened to take their case
to the “court of public opinion.” A bold and
striking phrase! A large promise.
Meanwhile, the silence grows deafening.
And the public is left to wonder: 1) What
is their case, exactly? and, 2) How does
LULAC feel their PR campaign against
Travis and our Principal is going so far?
When do they plan to get back
to us with “phase II”?
My grandmother always told
me: you can never build
yourself back up by seeking
to tear others down. I always
hope the children it is my
honor to teach at Travis learn
that life-lesson as well. For
all their storied
accomplishments, my great
fear is that this is a lesson
Carlos and Rosalia Cruz and
their allies have not yet taken
to heart. I sincerely feel bad for the
Cruzes in what they must be going
through. They’ve always been very nice
to me. But the way they have handled
this episode, I must confess, has shown
me a side of them I had not seen before.
“You can fool some of the people all of
the time, and all of the people some of
time.”
Still sobering thoughts, 200 years after
Abraham Lincoln’s birth — and enough
to give any sane person joining a
controversy pause. Put differently,
“winning through intimidation” has a
proven track record, with or without a dustcloud
of distraction and deception to
disguise it. Given what I’ve already seen
with my own two eyes, I realize that I
myself face some danger of becoming a
target for retaliation simply for posing the
questions I have asked in this piece of
writing. I am not without fear of that
possibility. My only comfort is the thought
that, however brutally an individual
questioner is attacked, sometimes certain
questions refuse to go away …

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Clase de
Defensive Driving
Strong families have created the
foundation for the thriving U.S. Latino
community. Latino communities are filled with
hustle and bustle, decent home ownership
and parents who work two jobs. Historically,
Latinos, especially children of immigrants,
have been characterized by healthy
beginnings and steady educational and
economic mobility. The policies we create
today can support this vitality and advance
economic prosperity or they can threaten or
even reverse current gains. Key among these
policies is immigration policy.
Why does contemporary immigration
policy have the potential to dramatically
change the course of Latinos as a whole?
Yolanda C. Padilla
Professor of Social Work and Women’s and Gender Studies
Immigration policy is at a crossroads
Latino families cannot be neatly separated into
various immigrant statuses: those who are
citizens and those who are not. In reality,
immigrant families tend to be mixed status,
families that contain a mix of citizens and
noncitizens. Thus, any policy denying social
access—to health care, education and public
benefits—to any segment of the immigrant
population is apt to affect the social and
economic prospects of the larger Latino
population.
The fate of a large segment of our country
is at stake. The Latino population is projected
to grow significantly in the next few decades,
making up 24.4 percent of the nation’s
population by 2050, nearly double the current
12.6 percent. Already, nearly 25 percent of
children younger than age 5 are Latino. Texas
is projected to become a majority Hispanic
state as early as 2026.
We are at a crossroads. Experts agree
that without attention and better policies,
Latino immigrant families will begin an
irreversible downward trend toward pervasive
poverty. There is no doubt that Latinos have
strong values and a desire to achieve. If we
continue our course of closing access to work,
denying benefits, blocking access to higher
education and instituting ‘immigration reform’
that does nothing to strengthen families, we
will have disabled the Latino community for
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shown that unequal protection under the law
breeds entrenched poverty and all that comes
with it—social, educational and occupational
stagnation. And the effects persist through
generations. We have a responsibility to
document and speak up about the
ramifications of today’s policy proposals for
tomorrow’s Latino population—to do our part
to help change the course of Latino history to
one that builds upon current Latino
successes.
Precinct 4 Salutes Our Veterans
U.S. Army U.S. Marines U.S. Navy U.S. Coast Guard U. S. Air Force
We join the rest of the nation on this
Veteran’s Day in saluting the men and
women of the armed forces of our United
States of America. Thank you for your
commitment, protection and sacrifice
around the world.
Maria Canchola
Constable Precinct 4
Travis County
Maria Canchola is the Chair of the Travis County Veteran’s intervention project and
advocate on behalf of veterans facing the challenge of re-integration into our community.
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Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Travis County

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Ana Marie
La Voz de Austin - November, 2009
Page 9
Moving Beyond Borders
Julian Samora and the Establishment of
Latino Studies
EDITED BY ALBERTO LÓPEZ PULIDO,
BARBARA DRISCOLL DE ALVARADO, AND
CARMEN SAMORA
This book examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the fi rst
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discipline of Latino studies. Detailing his distinguished career at the University of
Notre Dame from 1959 to 1984, the book documents the history of the Mexican
American Graduate Studies program that Samora established at Notre Dame
and traces his infl uence on the evolution of border studies, Chicano studies, and
Mexican American studies.
Contributors are Teresita E. Aguilar, Jorge A. Bustamante, Gilberto Cárdenas,
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“Julian Samora gave his life and work to a better and more complete understanding
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FuturoFund Donates $40,000 to Workers Defense Project
On October 23rd, FuturoFund celebrated the successful first year an unprecedented effort
to impact the community through philanthropy and leadership. Following months of thorough
review by the FuturoFund Grants Committee, it was thrilling to hear moving presentations
from our 6 finalists on how a FuturoFund grant would enable their organization to improve
lives in our community. After an exciting and very close vote,the following organizations are
the 2009 FuturoFund Grantees!
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (LCCT) will receive a $10,000 grant to expand and
improve English language literacy programs throughout our community, thus enabling adults
to pursue a GED, and provide a better life for themselves and their families. ·
·Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral (WDP) will receive a $40,000 grant
to enhance the efforts of the Workplace Justice and Latino Educational Achievement Programs.
Through these programs, WDP will educate thousands of low-income Latinos about their
workplace rights, help families recover tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, provide
job related English instruction, tutor Latino children and much more. ·
What is the FuturoFund?
The FuturoFund Austin is a collective effort to engage the community through philanthropy and
leadership. Members of the FuturoFund make equal contributions to a charitable fund held by
the Austin Community Foundation.
Who is the FuturoFund? The organization was founded by a group of young Hispanic professionals
to provide a new way to leverage the tremendous talent and resources in the community
to positively impact the future.
How to join the FuturoFund
FuturoFund members commit to investing $500 a year to the organization. 100% of the money
is used in annual grant to a deserving community organization. Membership contributions can
be made throughout the year and are tax deducible. For more information about FuturoFund
email: FuturoFundAustin@gmail.com
What is the Wokers Defense Project?
Austin Day Labor Organizing:
WDP’s Day Laborer Organizing Project began in June 2004 to defend the economic and
human rights of day laborers in Austin who were being forced out of their hiring corner near
Home Depot. Despite day laborers’ valuable contributions to Austin’s economy, they frequently
face wage theft, precarious or abusive working conditions, and workplace injuries. WDP seeks
to address these workplace injustices by educating workers about their rights, using popular
education techniques such as participatory street theater and on-the-corner workers rights
talks.
WDP has supported Austin day laborers to form Central Texas’ first Day Labor Committee
that works to foster positive relationships with community residents and businesses, and
create a dignified work environment at their hiring corners. Through participation with WDP,
workers develop their leadership capabilities and then take a lead in local campaigns to
improve workplace and hiring conditions, educate the public about day labor, and advocate
for humane and fair city policies.
Day Labor Regional Organizing Project:
In 2006, WDP began the Katrina Day Labor Project to provide key technical support to
emerging organizations that formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Many day laborers
and other temporary workers (including many WDP members) flocked to New Orleans and
other Gulf Coast cities to work in the reconstruction. There they found widespread abuses:
hazardous working and living conditions, rampant wage theft, and persecution by local
authorities. Through the Katrina Project, WDP saw a great need to continue regional
coordination to increase the collective power of day laborers in the region. Austin day laborers
have begun to collaborate with their regional allies across Texas and the Gulf Coast to take
on regional concerns, such as harmful legislation at the state level, attacks by anti-immigrant
groups, and workplace abuses.
In March 2007, Workers Defense
Project hosted a Regional Day Labor
Assembly with the support of the National
Day Labor Organizing Network and National
Employment Law Project. The Assembly
gathered workers and organizers from more
than 10 organizations in Texas and New
Orleans who participated in workshops
about immigration reform and workers
rights, and laid the groundwork for ongoing
collaboration in the region.

La Voz de Austin - November, 2009
Page 11
Lorenzo Sadun for
State Board of Education
Lorenzo Sadun declared his candidacy for the State
Board of Education (SBOE) in District 10, a seat currently
held by Cynthia Dunbar. A scientist and award-winning
educator with 28 years of teaching experience, Dr. Sadun
has closely watched the SBOE and has testified before the
Board on several occasions.
Dr. Sadun has been a math professor at the University
of Texas since 1991. In that time, he has watched the math
and science skills of incoming students steadily decline. “Our
kids deserve a first-rate K-12 education, but in too many cases
they’re not getting it,” he remarked. “We need real science in
the schools, not religious doctrine dressed up in the language
of science.”
2010. The new year is ready for you.
”Right now, the State Board of Education is dysfunctional,”
said Sadun. “Instead of working to improve public education
in Texas, the controlling bloc of social conservatives is intent
on fighting the culture wars. Instead of appointing qualified
experts to guide them, they are appointing ideologues. Instead
of listening to teachers and scientific experts, they listen to
pressure groups. This has to stop.”
The incumbent, Cynthia Dunbar, does not even pretend
to support public education. In her book, “One Nation Under
God”, she writes that public education is “clearly tyrannical”
(page 103) and “a subtly deceptive tool of perversion” (page
100). Her own children are home schooled.
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Dr. Sadun is married with three children, all of whom attend
public school. He is an active participant in Congregation Kol
Halev of Austin, has served two terms as president, and
strongly believes in the separation of church and state.
“Religion plays an important role in my life, and in the lives of
most Americans, but that’s private. We don’t impose our
religious views on people who believe differently.”
More information can be found on the campaign website,
www.LorenzoSadun.com, or by emailing
i n f o @ L o r e n z o S a d u n . c o m .

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My Story as a UT Freshman
Never shall I forget that
emotional scene with my family
the morning I was about to begin
my odyssey to my new life as a
freshman in the University of
Texas at Austin. It was
December, 2008, I had gone
outside to check the mail and
there it was, an envelope from The
University of Texas at Austin!
I carefully tore open the right
side of the envelope and took out
the letter. It read, “Dear Mr.
Gaucin, Congratulations! You’ve
been admitted to The University of Texas at Austin…”
I stood there for a moment in disbelief. As the shock
wore off I rapidly walked back into my house and
headed toward the bedroom where my mom, dad
and Victor, my little brother were. “I have some great
news I announced while holding the letter up in the
air. I have been accepted at The University of Texas
at Austin.” My mom was the first one to jump out the
bed and started hugging me and kissing me. My dad
grabbed a camera off the dresser and started taking
pictures of the letter, I think to show them to my
grandparents.
My dad told me that he was very proud of me
because I had been accepted to such a prestigious
school. He also told me that he had observed me over
the last several months as I worked on my application
with determination and perseverance. As he shook
my hand and hugged me, he said, “You are a man
now.” My family and I gathered in a circle and prayed
for me to have a safe trip when it came time for me to
leave. I knew it was going to be hard for them to let
me go away but it was going to be for the best. I wanted
the best college of communication in the state.
When the day of my departure came we went to
the bus station in Laredo. I arrived early and bought
the ticket. I waited for two hours. Finally the bus came.
I stood up and my family took turns giving me one
last hug. I grabbed my suitcases and gave them to
the man who was doing the loading. I climbed aboard
the bus and as I looked at my family and Laredo and
realized for the first time in my life I was going out to
face the world on my own. After five hours of traveling,
including a stop in San Antonio, I arrived to the bus
station in Austin. I collected my suitcases and went
over and got a taxi.
At this point I was just admiring the sights of
Austin, Texas from the back seat . The driver dropped
me off at 21 st and Speedway and there I was with four
By: Hector Gaucin, III
bags of luggage in front of Jester
Hall ready to check in my dorm and
start a new life.
After checking in, I went up the
elevator and I met my roommate,
Michael. He was from Los Angeles,
California. I had missed orientation
and there were some problems with
my registration. I had to run around
to different places to fix this
problem. Finally I was able to get
my class schedule arranged. I had
registered for Cultural
Anthropology, Critical Issues in Journalism, Physical
Geology and Rhetoric and Writing.
I will never forget that first night in my dorm. I did
not know that I had to bring sheets, blankets and a
pillow. So, the first night I slept on the mattress using
my jacket as a blanket. Thankfully, Michael took me
to the store the next day and bought a quilt, pillow,
and some detergent.
We have become good friends are now, and we
have made some other friends down the hall, Daniel
and Samuel, a guy named Patrick from the top floor,
and two girls from the bottom floor, Macy and Sara.
They are my new family because we care and look
after each other. Most of them have helped me out
when I am not able to afford dinner when we go out.
There was a time when the four of us went knocking
door by door to introduce ourselves and meet more
people from the whole building. (We are talking about
two thousand people.) We only knocked on ten doors
from the floor I live on. It would have been more, but
we stopped and talked for more than two hours with
two very nice friendly students. The other doors we
knocked on were answered by students who were not
very sociable. Now, this little project is currently on
hold until further notice.
Being new to this whole university experience can
be overwhelming at times. For me everything is a new
experience and adventure. So far I have had the
opportunity to participate in several activities,
organizations, and events. I attend salsa dance
classes where we switch dancing partners and I get
to briefly meet people from different backgrounds. I
also joined the Jester Joggers. We are runners from
the building but lately not too many people show up
usually it’s just a resident assistant named Aj and me.
She gave little tours while running for example, one
time we ran into north campus and the last time we
ran all the way to the lake. I love running for me, it’s

La Voz de Austin - November, 2009
My Story as a UT Freshman
continued
Page # 13
the best way to burn mass from all the food I
excessively enjoyed.
Food is another big subject in my UT life.
It wasn’t until I came to Austin that I heard
and even tasted an organic hamburger,
Middle Eastern food and a dessert named
“molten cake,” which is a chocolate cake
molten like fudge making a circle in the plate
and has vanilla ice cream in the center.
Since I have been here I haven’t been able
to get Mexican food around here until I met
Mr. Santos. In Laredo I literally lived just one
block away from a Mexican restaurant. This
situation (not eating Mexican food often)
increases my nostalgia a little more.
“Gone to Texas” was our welcoming event,
it was so stimulating. All the freshmen were
in “the heart of the campus,” which is where
the clock tower is located. Basically it was just
speeches and welcoming us to this new
experience. What I loved from this event was
that all of us together took an oath of using
our knowledge to honor the school and help
the world to be a better place. Then afterwards
there was a concert and free ice cream in the
little park that is across the way. What a
memorable night.
For some reason the rates
of people of my high who
attend to UT are very low.
There is an interesting fact I need to
mention, from my high school only two people
came to UT. For some reason the rates of
people of my high who attend to UT are very
low. Actually if three students from my high
school were to attend it will be a record. That’s
Jessica and me.
It was on the third day of classes that I ran
into Jessica. We stepped into each others
path after I got out of my discussion section
from Anthropology. I was walking and she
came out of the corner from the hallway. She
looked surprised and happy to see me and
yelled, “Gaucin!”
She told me that she looked for me by
calling mutual friends and high school
counselors with no success. Then, I did not
have a cell phone and I didn’t even have her
phone number or email. I was very happy to
see her after all she is closest person I got
from home.
One of the things I have
noticed in my daily walks is
that there are parents giving
little tours to their kids.
Being a student at UT Austin is a beautiful
adventure. It is wonderful to attend to a
university full with history and tradition. One
of the things I have noticed in my daily walks
is that there are parents giving little tours to
their kids. In my opinion, they must be
teaching them from the very beginning to love
their alma mater. On game days, kids are
completely dressed up in burned orange.
I am not going to lie, academically
speaking, the university is a big challenge,
especially with the great expectations that my
parents have of me. This is a very heavy
weight I carry on my shoulders. I have to work
hard and do good in my first year because if I
fall behind it will mean that I will be away
from my family longer. Some of the biggest
challenges are learning how to administer
my time with respect to homework and other
activities. And last but not least, watching how
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Calendar of Events
November 4th-6th, 2009 - The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at UT presents a
conference titled: Migration During an Era of Restriction. Scholars and legal experts will address immigration
policy issues and present research findings concerning migration developments in Europe and the United States,
as well as in sending communities. The conference will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and
Conference Center. For more information call: Paloma Diaz at 512.232.2409
November 5th, 2009 - Southwest Key Programs, East Austin College Prep Academy & the Mexican
Consulate invite you to an Open House Thursday, November 5, 2009 4:30-7:00pm 6002 Jain Lane Austin, TX
78721 Appetizers, wine and hors d’oeuvres, performance, auction & more! Contact Victoria Guitierrez and
512.583.2567 for more information.
November 8th, 2009 - Fundraiser for Edward Limon to be held the Moose Lodge 2301 E.M. Franklin in Austin,
Texas from 3:00pm to 7:00pm For more information call Julian Fernandez at (512) 933-1485
November 8th, 2009 - Olga Seelig Fundraiser Brunch at El Sol y La Luna, 600 East 6th Street Austin, Texas
11:00am to 1:00pm. For more information please call: (512)848-3130
November 11th, 2009 - Lamarfest an event at Lamar Middle School. Musica, Juegos, Premios, Comida Doors
open at 6:00pm. Location: 6201 Wynona Austin, Texas 78757
November 12-15th, 2009 - The National Hispanic Institute will be celebrating 30 years of getting students into
college. On November 14th will be the banquet and fundraiser at the Hilton Austin Airport Hotel. For more
information call (512) 357-6137
November 12th, 2009 - ACLU and the Texas Observer Celebrate publication of Molly Ivans Biography.
Inaugural book signing: Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life by Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith Location: Scholz
Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Street in Austin, Texas Free admission, cash food and bar. Event starts at 5:00pm
Word Power
En Palabras
Hay Poder
No one can ever argue in
the name of education that
it is better to know less than
it is to know more. Being bilingual,
trilingual or multilingual
is about being educated
in the 21st century.
We look forward to bringing
our readers various word
lists in each issue of La Voz
de Austin.
Ayer
Me senti
newspaper
book
Nadie puede averiguar en el
nombre de la educación que
es mejor saber menos que
saber más. Siendo bilingüe o
trilingüe es parte de ser
educado en el siglo 21.
Esperamos traer a nuestros
lectores de La Voz de Austin
una lista de palabras en
español con sus equivalentes
en inglés.
yesterday
I felt
periódico
libro
November 12th, 2009 - ALMA (Austin Latino Music Association Volunteer and Membership Mixer. Location:
Botticellis Beer Garden (1321 S. Congress) 5:30pm to 7:30pm For more details visit:
www.botticellissouthcongress.com
November 16th, 2009 - Drawing for 2 tickets to Texas vs. Texas A&M game. See info below at November 26th.
November 17th, 2009 - The Lives of Indigenous Women in a ‘Post-racial’ and ‘Post-Feminist’ World a presentation
by Professor Andrea Smith at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. For more
information please visit: http://communication.utexas.edu/students/srfellowevents.html
November 19th, 2009 - Impact Leaders Luncheon. The Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Education Foundation cordially invites everyone to this event at the Sheraton Hotel, 701 E. 11th Street in Austin,
Texas from 11:30am to 1:00pm. RSVP by Monday November 16th, 2009 by calling (512) 462-4311. Guest speaker
will be Dr. Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent of the Austin Independent School District
November 20th, 2009 - Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser for Raul Alvarez 6:00pm to 8:00pm/. Location: 2601
Zaragoza St. Austin, Texas 78702 RSVP at 637-0881
November 21st, 2009 - Bikers for Eastside-First Annual Fun Run - Starts at the Moose Lodge 2103 E. M
Franklin in Austin, Texas For more information contact Fuzzy at (512) 628-0351
November 26th, 2009 - 2 Tickets to the State Farm Lone Star Showdown featuring Texas vs. Texas A&M on
November 26, 2009 in College Station. Drawing will be held on November 16, 2009. Raffle proceeds benefit Hispanic
Scholarship Consortium, a 501c(3) public charity. Contributions made to HSC are tax deductible. Special Thanks
to State Farm for Supporting the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium! For more information visit the following website:
www.hispanicscholar.org
December 1st, 2009 - Hispanic Community Engagement Advisory Board meeting at the United Way Capital Area
offices located at 2000 East MLK in Austin, Texas. Meeting time: 9:00am to 11:00am. For more information call
Mando at: (512) 472-6267
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Who do YOU want presiding over felony cases?
An experienced judge
A proven progressive
Decades of service in Austin
Broad community support
Judge David Crain has it.
And we need his experience
on our district court.
¡Por eso necesitamos que
el juez Crain corre!
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Judge Crain is not yet a candidate. Please join us in urging him to run!
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La Voz de Austin - November, 2009
“I will bring a well-rounded vision of our community needs
and priorities to the Travis County Commissioners Court
and serve as a strong advocate for expanding economic and
educational opportunities as well as promoting good
planning, environmental sustainability & encouraging
public involvement.”
- Raul Alvarez
We hereby declare our support for the candidacy of
Raul Alvarez for Travis County Commissioner
1. Mike Martinez 5. Juan Meza
2. Carmelo Macias 6. Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Perez-Hodge
3. Blanca Garcia 7. Mr. & Mrs. Moses Saldaña
4. Alberto Garcia 8. Alfredo Santos c/s
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